Geoffrey Carleton ’31

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Jeff Carleton died Dec. 13, 1988, at the Community Hospital in Elizabethtown, N.Y. He was 89. Born June 18, 1909, he prepared at the Horace Mann School in NYC. After graduating from Princeton, he worked in the libraries of the City College of New York and the Brooklyn Public Library.

From 194042, he returned to college, earning a BLS and an MA from Columbia U. He then entered the Army and served in anti-aircraft training until his discharge as a T/5 in 1945. Jeff then became a librarian at New York U., where he remained until his retirement.

Jeff's wife, Irene, died in 1975. He is survived by stepchildren, nieces, and nephews. No further information is available at this time. The class extends its deepest sympathy to his entire family.

The Class of 1931

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